shades
Example Sentences
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"A large plane flying overhead where somebody could see it, with the shades up and windows illuminated, could tell somebody that it's a particular type of aircraft," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
To help conceal the plot, which one anonymous U.S. official called a “deception operation,” White House officials made journalists aboard Air Force One close their window shades.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Then, for some, there are shades of hard-won redemption in selfless acts executed at great cost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
That sort of black-and-white thinking was always going to clash with the shades of gray in Christopher Nolan’s smash-hit adaptation of “The Odyssey.”
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Small rooms line the hall on either side, all with the same black drapes over the windows, the same dim lamps with green shades.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
